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Arms Bill

Licences and approvals - Expiry, surrender, suspension, and revocation of licences - Offences relating to expiry, surrender, and revocation of licences

169: Offence for curator to possess, display, or store arms item following expiry, surrender, or revocation of licence

You could also call this:

"Curators can't keep certain arms items if their licence is no longer valid."

If you are a curator and your licence has expired, been surrendered, or revoked, you must not keep, show, or store certain arms items in a museum. You will commit an offence if you do not follow this rule without a good reason. You could face up to 3 years in prison or a fine of up to $40,000 if you break this rule.

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168: Offence to carry on business activities after expiry, surrender, or revocation of business licence, or

"Breaking the law by running a firearms business without a valid licence"

170: Offence for museum worker to possess, display, or store arms item following expiry, surrender, or revocation of licence, or

"Museum staff must not keep arms items if their licence is no longer valid."

Part 3Licences and approvals
Expiry, surrender, suspension, and revocation of licences: Offences relating to expiry, surrender, and revocation of licences

169Offence for curator to possess, display, or store arms item following expiry, surrender, or revocation of licence

A curator whose curator licence has expired, or has been surrendered or revoked, may not possess, display, or store in a museum 1 or more classes of arms items.
A curator commits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years, or to a fine not exceeding $40,000, if the curator, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with subsection (1).